Mine manager pleads guilty to second-degree manslaughter for recklessly operating crane that killed Grafton mine mechanic
TROY, NY – An upstate New York court accepted a mine manager’s guilty plea today to manslaughter in the second degree, a Class C felony. Anthony Valente, a mine manager at a Grafton limestone quarry, admitted to causing Darren Miller’s death in October 2022 by recklessly disregarding and overriding safety features of a crane Valente […]
US Department of Labor recovers $447K in back wages, damages for 60 grocery workers denied overtime by Kern County employer
SACRAMENTO, CA – The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $447,952 in back wages and damages from the operator of three Kern County grocery stores for 60 workers after a federal investigation found the employer illegally withheld overtime wages for hours over 40 in a workweek.The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined the owners of Fiesta […]
Departamento de Trabajo recupera $447,000 para 60 trabajadores de tiendas de alimentos a los que empleador en condado de Kern no pagó horas extras
SACRAMENTO, CA. El Departamento de Trabajo de EE.UU. recuperó $447,952 en salarios y compensación por daños a operador de tres tiendas de alimentación del condado de Kern para 60 trabajadores después de que una investigación federal descubrió que el empleador ilegalmente negó pagar como sobretiempo las horas trabajadas por encima de 40 en una semana laboral.La División […]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
In the week ending April 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, unchanged from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 211,000 to 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,500, unchanged from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised […]
Department of Labor to host online forum May 8-9 for employers, workers, other stakeholders on compliance with federal workplace regulations
WHO: U.S. Department of Labor WHAT: 2024 Forum: “Ensuring a Strong Foundation of Compliance with Federal Labor Laws in Construction”WHEN: May 8-9, 2024 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CDTWHERE: No cost to attend this online […]
El Departamento de Trabajo organizará un foro en línea el 8 y 9 de mayo sobre el cumplimiento de las normas federales en el lugar de trabajo
QUIÉN: Departamento de Trabajo de EE. UU. QUÉ: Foro 2024: “Asegurando una base sólida de cumplimiento con las leyes de trabajo federales en la construcción”CUÁNDO: El 8 y 9 de mayo de 2024 […]
US Department of Labor to honor workers whose jobs claimed their lives, recommit to protecting workers as nation marks Workers Memorial Day
WASHINGTON – When the nation first observed Workers Memorial Day on April 28, 1970, an estimated 38 U.S. workers suffered fatal on-the-job injuries each day and many more endured debilitating respiratory diseases and other life-altering illnesses related to workplace exposures. Today, work-related injuries in the U.S. claim about 15 people’s lives a day. In 2022, a reported 5,486 workers suffered […]
Court appoints independent fiduciary to distribute $597K from abandoned profit-sharing plan to employees of defunct Delaware County mushroom farm
Date of action: April 15, 2024Type of action: Consent judgment and order Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Defendants: Joseph Silvestri & Son Inc., Donna M. Fecondo and Joseph Silvestri & Son Inc. Profit-Sharing Plan Background: An investigation by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration identified Employee Retirement Income […]
US Department of Labor provides support to families of fallen workers, stresses importance of workplace safety on Workers Memorial Day
LINCOLN, NE ‒ Fifteen years after the fatal, work-related incident that took the life of Waverly High Alumni Tonya Malley Ford’s uncle, she has turned her family’s loss into a national event. In 2009, a routine day for the family of Robert Fitch turned into grief after the 51-year-old fell from a belt-operated manlift device in an […]
Department of Labor recovers $254K in back wages, damages for 20 workers denied overtime by Bergen County landscaping company
Employer name: John Mirza Landscaping Inc. Employer address: 49 Spring Valley RoadMontvale, NJ 07645 Investigation findings: Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found the employer failed to pay non-exempt landscapers the overtime premium of time and one-half employees’ hourly rates for hours worked over 40 in a workweek, in violation of the Fair […]
